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Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Is Al Qaeda growing stronger despite global anti-terrorism efforts?: 11 of 30
Al Qaeda will continue to be a major problem in the world and will continue to gather support among Arabs and other Islamists around the world as long as Osama bin Laden is free. The Nation Intelligence Estimate,released in July, stated that Al Qaeda was regrouping in the largely lawless area around the Pakistani/afghan bord... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News (Other) The importance of seeking a balance in positive news to combat the negative: 55 of 113
In todays Philadelphia Inquirer, i was greeted by a story about how private citizens are donating their own money to keep the mural arts program alive in the Philadelphia school district. In a city that is unaffectionately nicknamed "killadelphia", it's refreshing to read a story about good people doing good things for their... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) How to write better music reviews: 8 of 15
. As a music journalist, your priority is to be honest about the subject you are writing about. It's not ethical to write a poor review of Fallout boy's latest album if you simply hate the band. The readers are relying on your review to be fair and balanced. Another thing to take into consideration is to have some working kn... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry How the media uses scare tactics to portray potentially negative news: 33 of 55
Recently, MS NBC replayed News coverage from September 11, 2001. One could argue that the powers that be decided that this would be a fitting tribute to the thousands that lost their lives on that fateful day. Or maybe everyone was on vacation. It would have been a much more fitting tribute to discuss the events that led up ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Should the US pull out its troops regardless of whether Iraq is ready to defend its people?: 104 of 164
Imagine that you are a child. You're playing baseball and a pop fly smashes your neighbor's window. Does your father pat you on the head and let you go on your way? Well, If your dad is anything like mine, he makes you admit what you did wrong and has you repair the damage you did. Much like that window, we broke Iraq and mu... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should former members of Congress be able to work as lobbyists after leaving Congress?: 2 of 3
I don't think that there should be any laws telling people what they should or shouldn't be allowed to do, as long as what they do is legal. Members of Congress know the system better than most other people. They know what it takes to push a bill past lawmakers. Many members of congress would be quite successful in this line... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Will ordinary Muslims rejection of extremists hasten the end of terrorism?: 9 of 13
Admittedly, I know very little about Islam. I personally am an agnostic, but I enjoy reading and learning about other religions and spiritual lifestyles in an effort to find my own way. The little that i have read about Islam shows me that it is a beautiful religion that has more in common with Christianity and Judaism than ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Citizen Journalism Should bloggers and citizen journalists have an opportunity to get credentials so they can cover Congress the same way mainstream media journalists do?: 17 of 24
What a wonderful idea. If bloggers and citizen journalists had the opportunity to receive press credentials, it would free information from the tyranny of the media conglomerates that control what we see and hear. We, the people could be free from the left or right bias that dominates our news. We could be set free from the ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Reactions to President Bush's speech on Iraq (09/13/07): 10 of 14
When I tuned into President Bush's speech on Thursday, September 13, I didn't expect anything new. Time and time again, he has spouted the same tired rhetoric. What really would have amazed me would be for him to apologize for, what many are calling "the biggest blunder in American foreign policy ever". With less than 15 mon... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should the Electoral College be abolished?: 23 of 32
If the United States is to ever be considered a true democracy, then i think it is imperative that we dissolve the Electoral College. I think it is an archaic tool from a bygone era that is now useless. It has assisted in fostering an apathetic view of voting for some American citizens. When i ask people if they intend to vo... More..